Partnership and LLC Taxation
In FAA 20204201F, the IRS concluded that the Sec. 704(c) allocation method adopted by a partnership between a U.S. corporation and its domestic and foreign affiliates was unreasonable under the Sec. 704(c) anti-abuse rule.
If LLC members’ tax allocations are not made in accordance with the members’ interests in the LLC, they must fit into the substantial-economic-effect safe harbor.
The form has been developed due to an increase in Sec. 754 election revocation applications since the technical termination of a partnership under former Sec. 708(b)(1) (B) was repealed under the TCJA.
Proposed regulations provide that the IRS may determine that the centralized partnership audit regime does not apply to adjustments to partnership-related items under certain conditions.
A donated conservation easement has top-of-market value.
Errors by partnerships in reporting partners’ tax capital accounts under new rules for 2020 may be excused, the IRS outlined.
The IRS finalized proposed regulations on certain carried interests to account for changes made by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA). The TCJA extended from one year to three years the holding period for making carried interests eligible for capital gain treatment.
The IRS released draft instructions for Form 1065 to calculate partner capital accounts using the tax-basis method.
This item discusses proposed regulations regarding the tax treatment of carried interests.
The IRS finalized proposed regulations on withholding from transfers of partnership interests to foreign persons and the definition of effectively connected income for those purposes.
The IRS issued rules on two special enforcement matters for purposes of the unified partnership audit rules.
The IRS said it would issue proposed regulations allowing S corporations and partnerships to deduct “specified income tax payments” paid to state and local governments above the line and not as passthrough items for partners and shareholders.
The IRS issued proposed regulations under Sec. 1061, enacted by the TCJA, which requires owners of certain partnership interests to hold them for three years to be eligible for capital gain treatment.
The IRS announced time-limited settlement offers, requiring tax benefit concessions and assessing penalties, to eligible taxpayers with pending cases.
The IRS released draft instructions for Form 1065, U.S. Return of Partnership Income, to calculate partner capital accounts using the tax-basis method.
The IRS finalized proposed regulations on withholding from transfers of partnership interests to foreign persons and the definition of effectively connected income for those purposes.
Payments to ex-wife and divorce lawyer do not increase taxpayer’s basis in an LLC.
A number of issues must be considered when reviewing the organizational documents for a limited liability company, including member compensation, allocation of income and loss, and when distributions will be made.
While the ability to temporarily file amended returns is welcome by many BBA partnerships,
some unanswered questions remain about the consequences of doing so, and in some circumstances filing an AAR could be preferable.
The IRS issued proposed regulations under Sec. 1061, enacted by the law known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which requires owners of certain partnership interests to hold them for three years to be eligible for capital gain treatment.
